Football at the 2009 East Asian Games

The football tournament at the 2009 East Asian Games was the fifth edition of East Asian Games football tournament. It was held in Hong Kong form 2 December 2009 to 13 December 2009.

Football at the 2009 East Asian Games
2009 East Asian Games
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates2 December – 12 December
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Hong Kong (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
Attendance97,816 (9,782 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chan Wai Ho
(2 goals and 2 penalties)

The tournament was won by Hong Kong, who claimed their first international football tournament title. They defeated Japan 4–2 in a penalty shootout in the final, after extra time had finished in a 1-1 draw. Korea Republic beat Korea DPR to finish third.

Venues

All group stage matches were held at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground. The semi-finals, third place play-off and final were held at Hong Kong Stadium.

Hong Kong
So Kon Po Siu Sai Wan
Hong Kong Stadium Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 12,000

Calendar

A total of 6 teams took part in the tournament. Group stage matches commenced on 2 December 2009, three days before the opening ceremony. The teams were divided into two groups each consisting of three teams for a round-robin group stage. The top two teams in each pool would advance to a four-team single-elimination bracket.[1]

      Group stage       Semi-final       Medal matches
December 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Matches
Football 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 10
Total11101110202010

Squads
Main article: Football at the 2009 East Asian Games squads

All teams submitted a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. In previous tournaments, the age limit was 23 with three overage players allowed. The age restriction was lifted in the 2009 tournament.

The players of Korea Republic were all over 23 years of age and selected from the Korea National League.[2] China and Japan sent U-20 teams.[3][4] Hong Kong sent their U-23 team with the exception of four players who were above 23.[5]

Group stage
Korea Republic versus China at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 22007166
 North Korea 21019273
 Macau 2002013-130
Japan 2 – 1 North Korea
Otsuka  30'
Suzuki  59'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Choe Chol-Man  52'
Attendance: 4,100[6]
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
North Korea 8 – 0 Macau
Choe Chol-Man  6'
Kim Kuk-Jin  21'
Ri Kwang-Hyok  45'
Choe Myong-Ho  58', 90+1'
Pak Nam-Chol  63'
Pak Song-Chol  71'
Pak Kwang-Ryong  90+2'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA
Attendance: 1,360
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)
Macau 0 – 5 Japan
Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Oshitani  39'
Aoki  45+2'
Osako  53'
Kakitani  60'
Kawai  63'
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Hong Kong versus China at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground.

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong 21014223
 South Korea 21014403
 China PR 210113-23
Hong Kong 4 – 1 South Korea
Chan Wai Ho  21'
Wong Chin Hung  30'
Xu Deshuai  65'
Chan Siu Ki  81'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Go Min-Gi  45'
Attendance: 5,000[7]
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)
South Korea 3 – 0 China PR
Park Jong-Chan  49', 65'
Kim Ho-You  79' (pen.)		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Sgt Win Cho (Myanmar)
China PR 1 – 0 Hong Kong
Gao Di  24' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA
Attendance: 6,000[8]
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)

Knockout stage
Prematch lineup of gold medal match
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 December - Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Japan2
 
12 December - Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Korea1
 
 Japan1(2)
 
10 December - Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Hong Kong1(4)
 
 Hong Kong1(4)
 
 
 North Korea1(2)
 
Third place
 
 
12 December - Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 South Korea1(4)
 
 
 North Korea1(2)

Semi-finals
Japan 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Yamamoto  9'
Nagai  120+1'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Kim Ho-You  21'
Attendance: 7,534
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)
Hong Kong 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) North Korea
Chan Wai Ho  44' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Pak Kwang-Ryong  85'
Penalties
Au Yeung Yiu Chung
Chan Wai Ho
Lee Chi Ho
Yuen Kin Man 		4 – 2 Pak Song-Chol
Ri Kwang-Hyok
Jon Kwang-Ik
Kim Kwang-Hyok
Attendance: 9,482[9]
Referee: Sgt Win Cho (Myanmar)

Bronze medal match
South Korea 1 – 1 North Korea
Go Min-Gi  24' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Pak Song-Chol  52'
Penalties
Go Min-Gi
Woo Choo-Young
Jung Jae-Suk
Lee Jea-Young 		4 – 2 Choe Myong-Ho
Pak Song-Chol
Jon Kwang-Ik
Kim Kuk-Jin
Attendance: 28,246
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Gold medal match
Japan 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Hong Kong
Muramatsu  22' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Chan Siu Ki  47'
Penalties
Nagai
Otsuka
Suzuki
Aoki 		2 – 4 Au Yeung Yiu Chung
Chan Siu Ki
Chan Wai Ho
Lee Chi Ho
Wong Chin Hung
Attendance: 31,884
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)
Japan
Hong Kong
Lineup:
GK23Takuya Matsumoto
RB3Shoma Kamata 101'
CB8Yusuke Higa
CB4Daisuke Suzuki (c)
LB7Taisuke Muramatsu
RM5Kazuya Yamamura
CM11Takuya Aoki
CM10Kosuke Yamamoto 90+1' 111'
LM16Hiroki Kawano 102'
CF21Yuya Osako 44'
CF20Kensuke Nagai 33' 77'
Substitutes:
GK1Koki Otani
DF6Shunya Suganuma
DF13Kenta Uchida
MF14Keisuke Endo 102'
FW17Yoichiro Kakitani 111'
FW19Kyohei Noborizato
FW22Shohei Otsuka 77'
Not eligible to play:
GK18Takuya Masuda
DF2Takefumi Toma
FW9Yosuke Kawai
FW12Taisuke Nakamura
FW15Yuki Oshitani
Coach:
Akihiro Nishimura
Lineup:
GK17Yapp Hung Fai 107'
RB21Tsang Kam To 78'
CB2Lee Chi Ho
CB15Chan Wai Ho
LB6Wong Chin Hung
DM16Leung Chun Pong 90+2' 117'
CM10Au Yeung Yiu Chung (c)
RW8Xu Deshuai
LW18Kwok Kin Pong 67'
SS20Chao Pengfei
CF9Cheng Lai Hin 46'
Substitutes:
GK1Li Hon Ho
DF5Lai Man Fei
DF14Chan Siu Yuen
DF25So Wai Chuen 78'
MF4Yuen Kin Man 117'
MF19Hinson Leung
FW7Chan Siu Ki 97' 46'
Not eligible to play:
GK22Ng Yat Hoi
DF3Fung Kai Hong
DF12Lau Nim Yat(injured)
MF11Lai Yiu Cheong
MF28Ip Chung Long
Coach:
Kim Pan-Gon

MATCH OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Football  Hong Kong  Japan  South Korea

References
  1. Draw Results and Competition Schedule Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website
  2. Team Roster - KOR, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  3. Team Roster - CHN, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  4. Team Roster - JPN, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  5. Team Roster - HKG, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  6. (in Chinese) 日本響頭炮, ON.CC, 3 December 2009
  7. (in Chinese) 領港隊炒A貨南韓　陳七淚別東亞運, Apple Daily, 4 December 2009
  8. (in Chinese) 港足明鬥朝鮮爭入決賽 1球負國足 首名出線, Ming Pao, 9 December 2009
  9. (in Chinese) 12碼贏北韓 決賽鬥日本 港足創傳奇, Apple Daily, 11 December 2009
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